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Baby Lock Altair 2 Embroidery and Sewing Machine

Sewing & Embroidery Machine

$13,999.00$10,999.00
Unleash Creativity with Baby Lock Altair 2: Seamlessly transfer designs, varied hoop sizes, quick threading, and more.

Working as both an embroidery and a sewing machine, Altair 2 is packed with power and technology allowing your creative side to take control. With IQ Technology®, you can seamlessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition Positioning® App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ Designer.

The Baby Lock Altair sewing and embroidery machine features include:
  • IQ Intuition Positioning®
  • Design Database Transfer
  • 9-1/2" x 14" Embroidery Field
  • IQ Designer
  • 771 Built-In Stitches
  • 494 Built-In Embroidery Designs
  • Large 11.25" Workspace
  • Needle Beam

Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing and Embroidery Machine

The Baby Lock Altair 2 sewing and embroidery machine is ready to partner with both professional creators and avid hobbyists. Explore the endless possibilities of the Altair 2's large hoop space and 500+ built-in designs. You can even send your custom designs wirelessly to your machine!

Working as both an embroidery and a sewing machine, Baby Lock Altair 2 is packed with power and technology allowing your creative side to take control. With IQ Technology®, you can seamlessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition Positioning® App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ Designer.

Baby Lock Altair 2 Lifestyle Image

Altair 2 Features

Baby Lock Altair 2 Embroidery Machine with IQ Intuition™ Positioning App

IQ Intuition™ Positioning App

Use this positioning app to take a photo of your fabric in a special hoop and wirelessly transfer it to your machine. The image will display onscreen in high resolution in lifelike color, allowing you to perfectly position your design exactly where you want it, how you want it, every time.

IQ Designer

IQ Designer

Create your own embroidery designs with ease. Take a photo with the IQ Intuition Positioning App and em>wirelessly transmit it to the Altair 2! Draw directly on the screen or if you’re feeling inspired by an existing art file, simply upload it to the Altair 2 through the USB drive. Your art will be instantly digitized with the colors and fill stitches you choose.

2-point Positioning

2-point Positioning

Use the 2-point positioning function, with needle beam, to preview the position of your embroidery design. Then, adjust the position and angle for precise placement. Your embroidery will be perfectly placed every time.

IQ Designer

IQ Intuition Monitoring® App

Keep track of your project’s progress with this convenient feature that alerts your phone when the bobbin needs to be changed, if a thread breaks, if a thread needs to be changed and when stitching is done.

Altair 2 Tapered Stitches

Stitch Tapering

Match your project’s sharp angles or create mitered corners with Altair 2’s Stitch Tapering. With 12 angle settings, two ending methods, and 20 decorative stitches, you can customize a variety of sewing projects.

Quilt around embroidery

Quilting Around an Embroidery Pattern

Add stippling, echo quilting, or any of the 30 Decorative Fill patterns from IQ Designer around a selected design. Line spacing, distance, and frame size are easily adjustable.

Generous embroidery field

9.5″ x 14″ Embroidery Field

Stitch bigger embroidery designs and enjoy less re-hooping with a large embroidery field.

Wirelessly send designs and artwork to the embroidery machine

Wireless Capability

Use your favorite embroidery design software like Palette (version 11 or higher, sold separately) to wirelessly transmit your designs from your computer to the Altair 2.

Large, full color 10.1 inch LCD Screen

10.1″ LCD Screen

You’ll have total control over every single aspect of your stitches, embroidery designs, placement, colors and more on a large touchscreen. Comparable to many popular tablets, it features large, clear buttons and vivid colors.

Large throat space of 11.25 inches

Large 11.25″ workspace

With a generous 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle, Altair 2 gives you plenty of room to work. Those larger projects aren’t anything to worry about!

Baby Lock Altair 2 color visualizer feature

Color Visualizer

Choose from random, vivid, gradient and soft, and watch as your design is transformed in an array of color combinations. Tag your favorite color combinations, then select your favorite from the finalists.

Baby Lock Altair 2 Embroidery Machine with 534 Embroidery Designs

534 Embroidery Designs

You’ll always have something to embroider with Altair 2’s huge selection of built-in designs that includes 200 exclusive designs from Baby Lock. The design library features large thumbnails to make finding the right match even easier.

Altair 2 Fancy Font

Fancy Font

The included Fancy Fonts are perfect for monogramming, with an elegant touch. Stitch these out in multi-color or monochrome!

Baby Lock Altair 2 has 771 built-in stitches for sewing

774 Stitches

The Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing Machine is loaded with stitches, giving you plenty of options for every project. Best of all, you can combine them for countless stitch combinations and you can save them in memory to retrieve them at any time.

Baby Lock Altair 2 drop in bobbin

Quick-Set Drop-In Bobbin

Simply drop your bobbin in the machine, pull your threads through the slot and let your machine do the rest.

Baby Lock Altair 2 embroidery machine with LED needle beam for embroidery placement

Needle Beam

Know exactly where the needle will drop every time with a brilliant LED pointer on the included embroidery foot. There’s no more guesswork!

Convenience Features of Baby Lock Altair 2

  • 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle
  • Quick-Set top-loading bobbin with sensor
  • Quick-Set independent bobbin winding system with variable speed
  • Automatic thread cutter with on/off capability
  • Auto presser foot lift
  • NeverMiss™ Automatic Advanced Needle Threading System

Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing & Embroidery Machine

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Iq intuition positioning app

Iq designer

9.5" x 14" embroidery field

774 built in stitches

494 built in embroidery designs

Needle beam

Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing and Embroidery Machine

The Baby Lock Altair 2 sewing and embroidery machine is ready to partner with both professional creators and avid hobbyists. Explore the endless possibilities of the Altair 2's large hoop space and 500+ built-in designs. You can even send your custom designs wirelessly to your machine!

Working as both an embroidery and a sewing machine, Baby Lock Altair 2 is packed with power and technology allowing your creative side to take control. With IQ Technology®, you can seamlessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition Positioning® App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ Designer.

Baby Lock Altair 2 Lifestyle Image

Altair 2 Features

Baby Lock Altair 2 Embroidery Machine with IQ Intuition™ Positioning App

IQ Intuition™ Positioning App

Use this positioning app to take a photo of your fabric in a special hoop and wirelessly transfer it to your machine. The image will display onscreen in high resolution in lifelike color, allowing you to perfectly position your design exactly where you want it, how you want it, every time.

IQ Designer

IQ Designer

Create your own embroidery designs with ease. Take a photo with the IQ Intuition Positioning App and em>wirelessly transmit it to the Altair 2! Draw directly on the screen or if you’re feeling inspired by an existing art file, simply upload it to the Altair 2 through the USB drive. Your art will be instantly digitized with the colors and fill stitches you choose.

2-point Positioning

2-point Positioning

Use the 2-point positioning function, with needle beam, to preview the position of your embroidery design. Then, adjust the position and angle for precise placement. Your embroidery will be perfectly placed every time.

IQ Designer

IQ Intuition Monitoring® App

Keep track of your project’s progress with this convenient feature that alerts your phone when the bobbin needs to be changed, if a thread breaks, if a thread needs to be changed and when stitching is done.

Altair 2 Tapered Stitches

Stitch Tapering

Match your project’s sharp angles or create mitered corners with Altair 2’s Stitch Tapering. With 12 angle settings, two ending methods, and 20 decorative stitches, you can customize a variety of sewing projects.

Quilt around embroidery

Quilting Around an Embroidery Pattern

Add stippling, echo quilting, or any of the 30 Decorative Fill patterns from IQ Designer around a selected design. Line spacing, distance, and frame size are easily adjustable.

Generous embroidery field

9.5″ x 14″ Embroidery Field

Stitch bigger embroidery designs and enjoy less re-hooping with a large embroidery field.

Wirelessly send designs and artwork to the embroidery machine

Wireless Capability

Use your favorite embroidery design software like Palette (version 11 or higher, sold separately) to wirelessly transmit your designs from your computer to the Altair 2.

Large, full color 10.1 inch LCD Screen

10.1″ LCD Screen

You’ll have total control over every single aspect of your stitches, embroidery designs, placement, colors and more on a large touchscreen. Comparable to many popular tablets, it features large, clear buttons and vivid colors.

Large throat space of 11.25 inches

Large 11.25″ workspace

With a generous 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle, Altair 2 gives you plenty of room to work. Those larger projects aren’t anything to worry about!

Baby Lock Altair 2 color visualizer feature

Color Visualizer

Choose from random, vivid, gradient and soft, and watch as your design is transformed in an array of color combinations. Tag your favorite color combinations, then select your favorite from the finalists.

Baby Lock Altair 2 Embroidery Machine with 534 Embroidery Designs

534 Embroidery Designs

You’ll always have something to embroider with Altair 2’s huge selection of built-in designs that includes 200 exclusive designs from Baby Lock. The design library features large thumbnails to make finding the right match even easier.

Altair 2 Fancy Font

Fancy Font

The included Fancy Fonts are perfect for monogramming, with an elegant touch. Stitch these out in multi-color or monochrome!

Baby Lock Altair 2 has 771 built-in stitches for sewing

774 Stitches

The Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing Machine is loaded with stitches, giving you plenty of options for every project. Best of all, you can combine them for countless stitch combinations and you can save them in memory to retrieve them at any time.

Baby Lock Altair 2 drop in bobbin

Quick-Set Drop-In Bobbin

Simply drop your bobbin in the machine, pull your threads through the slot and let your machine do the rest.

Baby Lock Altair 2 embroidery machine with LED needle beam for embroidery placement

Needle Beam

Know exactly where the needle will drop every time with a brilliant LED pointer on the included embroidery foot. There’s no more guesswork!

Convenience Features of Baby Lock Altair 2

  • 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle
  • Quick-Set top-loading bobbin with sensor
  • Quick-Set independent bobbin winding system with variable speed
  • Automatic thread cutter with on/off capability
  • Auto presser foot lift
  • NeverMiss™ Automatic Advanced Needle Threading System

Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing & Embroidery Machine

Features Aurora Bloom Vesta Aerial Altair 2 Radiance
Ease of Placement Trace Feature to define design size & 9 Point trial checkpoints 9 Point trial checkpoints  9 Point trial check points, Needle Beam if U+ foot is purchased separately 9 Point trial check points, Needle Beam if W+ foot is purchased separately IQ Intuition Positioning® with App & Coded Hoops, Needle Beam, 2-Point Positioning IQ Live Stitch™ Projector, Built-in Camera, Needle Drop Point, Pattern Connection, Precise Touch Positioning
Maximum Hoop Size 4" x 4" 5" x 7" 6.25" x 10.25" 8" x 12" 9.5" x 15" 11 5/8" x 18 1/4"
Included Hoops 4" x 4"

5" x 7"

5" x 12" MultiPosition

6.25" x 10.25"

5" x 7"

8" x 12"

5" x 7"

9.5" x 14"

9.5" X 9.5"

5" x 7"

4" x 4"

11 5/8" x 18 1/4"

10 5/8" x 10 5/8"

5" x 7"

4" x 4"

Editing Features Mirror image, 1°, 10°‚& 90° rotation Combine designs Combine Designs Color Sort, Combine Designs Auto Baste, Color Sort on Border Function, Monocrhome, Duplicate IQ™ Designer, Auto-Stipple, Echo & Decorative Fill, Color Visualizer, Enhanced Color Sort, Size & Rotate On-Screen, Design Group, Multi-Selection Tool, No-Sew Region Edit options 8" X 5", Projector & Stylus, Enhanced IQ™ Designer, Picture Play Enhanced Quilt Border, Edge-toEdge Quilting Auto-Stipple, Echo & Decorative Fill, Alignment Tool, Design Resequencing, No-Sew Region
Number of Built-In Fonts Enhanced IQ™ Designer, Enhanced Quilt Border 16, including 2 Large Floral & Exclusive Script, Multiline text 16, including Large block & Exclusive Script, Multi-line text 19, including Exclusive Script & Large Floral Alphabet  34, including Extra Large Alphabets, Couching, & Exclusive Script 39, including Extra Large Alphabets, Exclusive Script, Fill Couching Alphabet & Preview Option
IQ Designer - - - - ✓ (with IQ Positioning) ✓ (with IQ Positioning)
Number of Built-In Embroidery Designs 303 342 293 262, including Bobbinwork designs 957, including Couching Embroidery 1,858, including Couching, Enhanced Quilt Border, Edge to Edge, Long Stitch, and Large Connect Designs
File Formats PES, PHC, DST Saves in PHC PES, PHC, DST Saves in PHC Saves in PHC, receives wirelessly from Palette, cannot send to a PC, cannot read PHX PES, PHC, DST Saves in PHC PES, PHC, PHX, DST. Saves in PHX, send & receive to/from Palette, can read PHC PES, PHC, PHX, DST. Saves in PHX proprietary to BLRA, send & receive to/ from Palette
Resizing Capability Up to 20%, Down 10% Up to 20%, Down 10% Up to 20%, Down 10% Up to 20%, Down 10% Up to 200%, Down 60% Up to 200%, Down 60%
Technology 1 USB A 1 USB A 1 USB A 1 USB A & 1B 1 USB A & 1B 1 USB A, Voice Guidance
Wireless Features Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, Wireless Update Notification Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, Wireless Update Notification Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, Wireless Update Notification - Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, IQ Intuition Positioning™ App, IQ Intuition Monitoring TM App, Updates Via Wi-Fi Palette 11 & Design Database Transfer, IQ Intuition Monitoring™ App, IQ Positioning™ App for IQ Designer, Updates Via Wi-Fi
Top Embroidery Speed 400 SPM 650 SPM 850 SPM 1,050 SPM 1,050 SPM 1,050 SPM
Sewing With Embroidery Unit - - -
Maximum Stitches in A Single Hoop 50,000 200,000 200,000 500,000 700,000 850,000
Auto Resume

Baby Lock Altair 2 Features

Warranty
  • Manufacturer's 25-Year Limited Warranty
  • 10-Years Parts
  • 2-Years Electrical
  • 1-Year Labor

This machine comes with a factory warranty, which gives you the ultimate peace of mind with your purchase. Your machine will be covered for 25 years to be free of defects in product casting due to imperfections in workmanship and materials. 10 years covers your machine from defective mechanical parts due to flaws in workmanship and materials, excluding normally expendable parts. 2 years covers your device from defects in the electrical equipment. 1 year covers it from defects in the electronic circuit boards, and 1 year of free warranty labor by an Authorized Baby Lock Retailer.

Key Features
  • 11.25" Workspace
  • 9.5" X 14" Embroidery Field
  • Sews up to 1,050 SPM
  • 774 Built-in stitches
  • 15 one-step buttonholes
  • 4 Built-in alphabets
  • Lateral and diagonal feeding
  • Convenient one-touch buttons
  • Two accessory storage compartments
  • Programmable 3-step needle up/down
  • 534 Embroidery designs
  • 30 Font styles
  • Memory capacity approximately 10MB
  • Cuts jump stitches
  • Automatic basting
  • Automatic sensors
  • Programmable shutoff capabilities
  • NeverMiss Automatic Advanced Threading System
Additional Information
  • Machine only weight: 37.5 lbs.
  • Machine w/ Embroidery Unit: 45.6 lbs.
  • Machine only Dimensions: 26 1/6" W x 12 5/8" D x 13 1/16" H
  • Needle System: 15x1
  • Bobbin Class: Class 15
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What’s in the Box

  1. Zigzag foot "J" (on machine)
  2. Advanced monogramming foot "N+"
  3. Overcasting foot "G"
  4. Zipper foot "I"
  5. Buttonhole foot "A"
  6. Blind stitch foot "R"
  7. Button fitting foot "M"
  8. Compact digital dual feed foot
  9. Regular sole for digital dual feed foot
  10. Straight stitch foot
  11. Free motion open toe quilting foot "O"
  12. Free motion quilting foot "C"
  13. Free motion echo quilting foot "E"
  14. Embroidery foot "W+" with led pointer
  15. 1/4 quilting foot with guide
  16. Embroidery couching foot "Y"
  17. Yarn guide for embroidery couching
  18. Yarn threader
  19. Adapter
  20. Screw (small)
  21. Needle set
  22. Twin needle
  23. Ball point needle set
  24. Ball point needle for embroidery
  25. Bobbins × 10
  26. Seam ripper
  27. Scissors
  28. Cleaning brush
  29. Eyelet punch
  30. Screwdriver (small)
  31. Screwdriver (large)
  32. Disc-shaped screwdriver
  33. Multi-purpose screwdriver
  34. Spool cap (small)
  35. Spool cap (medium) × 2
  36. Spool cap (large)
  37. Thread spool insert (mini king thread spool)
  38. Spool felt (on machine)
  39. Spool net × 2
  40. Embroidery needle plate cover
  41. Touch pen (stylus)
  42. Knee lifter
  43. Advanced multi-function foot controller
  44. Standard bobbin case (green marking on the screw) (on machine)
  45. Alternate bobbin case (no color on the screw)
  46. Straight stitch needle plate
  47. Cord guide bobbin cover
  48. Bobbin cover (with mark on machine)
  49. Bobbin cover (on straight stitch needle plate)
  50. 14" × 9 1/2" hoop w/ grid
  51. 9 1/2" × 9 1/2" hoop w/ grid
  52. 7" × 5" hoop w/ grid
  53. 4" × 4" hoop w/ grid
  54. Embroidery positioning sticker sheets × 4
  55. Lens calibration sheet
  56. Embroidery bobbin thread (#60, white)
  57. Stabilizer material
  58. Chalk pencil
  59. Bobbin center pin and instruction sheet
  60. Accessory case
  61. Soft cover
  62. Power cord
  63. Telescopic thread guide
  64. Spool support
  65. Spool pin × 2
  66. Screw and washer
  67. XL spool cap x2
  68. Spool holder x2
  69. Spool cap base x2
  70. Spool felt x2
  71. Manual
  72. Reference guide

FAQ

Got a question? We're here for you!

It is a built-in feature that lets you take a photo of your hooped fabric with a smart device. You then transfer the image wirelessly to the machine screen, allowing you to easily view, rotate, and precisely position your embroidery exactly where you want it.

It is a built-in feature that lets you take a photo of your hooped fabric with a smart device. You then transfer the image wirelessly to the machine screen, allowing you to easily view, rotate, and precisely position your embroidery exactly where you want it.

Absolutely. Using the on-screen IQ Designer, you can draw directly on the screen, scan artwork, or upload vector files via USB. The machine's software instantly converts your art into embroidery stitches.

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